David Spriggs
Encyclopedia
David Spriggs is an Australian rules football
er with the Vermont Football Club
in the Eastern Football League
, who formerly played for the AFL
's Geelong Football Club
, Sydney Swans
and the Port Melbourne Football Club
in the Victorian Football League
.
from Beaumaris. He made his debut for Geelong
in Round 1, 2000 against Fremantle
.
He was delisted by the Cats at the end of the 2004 season and nominated himself in the 2004 AFL Draft
where he was picked up by the Sydney Swans
for pick No. 47. He made his debut for Sydney in Round 3, 2005 against the Brisbane Lions
.
Spriggs failed to make a single AFL appearance in 2006
, and was subsequently delisted by the Swans at the end of that season. He joined Port Melbourne in 2007.
In July 2006, Spriggs posed for Cosmopolitan
magazine's Lonsdale Boys With Balls feature for the September 2006 issue.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er with the Vermont Football Club
Vermont Football Club
The Vermont Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Vermont, Victoria. They play in Division 1 of the Eastern Football League.Captain is Ryan Mullett and vice captain Kris Bardon...
in the Eastern Football League
Eastern Football League (Australia)
The Eastern Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne....
, who formerly played for the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
's Geelong Football Club
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
, Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
and the Port Melbourne Football Club
Port Melbourne Football Club
The Port Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Borough, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne and is currently playing in the Victorian Football League ....
in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
.
Career
He was recruited as the number 15 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft1999 AFL Draft
The 1999 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.In 1999 there...
from Beaumaris. He made his debut for Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in Round 1, 2000 against Fremantle
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
.
He was delisted by the Cats at the end of the 2004 season and nominated himself in the 2004 AFL Draft
2004 AFL Draft
The 2004 AFL Draft, concerning player acquisitions in the 2004/05 Australian Football League off-season, consisted of a trade period, a national draft, a pre-season draft, and the elevation of rookies...
where he was picked up by the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
for pick No. 47. He made his debut for Sydney in Round 3, 2005 against the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
.
Spriggs failed to make a single AFL appearance in 2006
2006 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final...
, and was subsequently delisted by the Swans at the end of that season. He joined Port Melbourne in 2007.
In July 2006, Spriggs posed for Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
magazine's Lonsdale Boys With Balls feature for the September 2006 issue.